West Ham United are interested in signing Sporting’s Jovane Cabaral, according to claims from the Portuguese media today.
Newspaper A Bola says the Hammers have been impressed with the form shown by the winger at the end of the season, and already made ‘exploratory contacts’ for his transfer.
The Lions know they’ll have to sell some of their players this summer, and are already aware of West Ham’s desire to sign the 22-year-old.
The plan is to let him go for at least €20m, and A Bola points out that this isn’t a huge amount for English clubs.
Jovane Cabral is another product of Sporting’s academy, and started being used more regularly in the past couple of years.
Despite struggling with injuries at the start of the current season, he ended up impressing during the final stretch, finishing the league with six goals and three assists in 16 appearances for the Lions.
Due to his age, A Bola believes that besides the €20m, Sporting will also ask for a percentage of a future transfer.
